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	• Posted by: JPJohn • Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2008, at 6:25 p.m. • IP Address: pool-96-247-67-82.lsanca.dsl-w.verizon.net • Message Edited: Tuesday, March 4, 2008, at 6:26 p.m.

Not an Oud, but a shenai

An oud is a middle eastern stringed instrument, not a middle eastern oboe. I believe the instrument you are talking about is the north Indian shawm, the shenai which plays the noir-ish mystery theme in Danna's music.

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